Ross’s Goose (Chen rossi) Nesting Colony at East Bay, Southampton Island, Nunavut

• Published in: The Canadian Field-Naturalist
• Main Authors: Nissley, Clark, Williams, Christopher, Abraham, Kenneth F.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club 2016
• Subjects: Ross’s Goose; Chen rossi; nesting; Southampton Island; East Bay Migratory Bird Sanctuary; Nunavut; Arctic; Brant; East Bay; Branta bernicla
• Online Access: https://www.canadianfieldnaturalist.ca/index.php/cfn/article/view/1786; https://doi.org/10.22621/cfn.v130i1.1786

Most Ross’s Geese (Chen rossi) nest in the central arctic of North America, but the range has expanded eastward in the last two decades. In summer 2014, we discovered a cluster of 48 nesting pairs of Ross’s Geese at East Bay Migratory Bird Sanctuary,Southampton Island, Nunavut. The Ross’s Goose colo...